get a uniformly distributed random number in typescript

To generate a uniformly distributed random number in TypeScript, you can use the built-in Math.random() method. This method returns a random floating-point number between 0 (inclusive) and 1 (exclusive) in a uniform distribution.

To generate a random number within a specific range, you can multiply the output of Math.random() by the range and add the minimum value. For example, to generate a random number between 10 and 20 inclusive, you can do:

index.ts
const min = 10;
const max = 20;
const randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
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The Math.floor() function is used to round down the result to an integer value.

Note that the generated random number will always be a floating point number. If an integer number is required, the result can be rounded down or up depending on the desired rounding method.